Wednesday 17th September 2008, Series 59 Game 43

[Howard Somerset]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 17th September 2008.

C1: Champion Denise McHale (1 win, 83 points.)
C2: Challenger Ian Fearon.
DC: Susie Dent and Henry Blofeld.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S P T N U I A O M
R02: C R E A P T I P N
R03: T L D T O E I M F
R04: N S L E A I S C R
R05: 100, 3, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 703.
TTT: DADSHERE - "These distinctive women are the perfect match."
R06: D H E O D E Z C D
R07: H D S R O I O N A
R08: W N T E A S T U E
R09: G F R U A E Y O S
R10: 100, 75, 6, 9, 2, 1. Target: 250.
TTT: CULTPERM - "It's in charge, so take your pick."
R11: G L M J I A E S R
R12: R O M O S N A G L
R13: V B P T I A I U D
R14: 50, 75, 1, 8, 5, 1, . Target: 574.
R15: S H E S F I L L Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: S P T N U I A O M

C1: PANTOS (6)
C2: AMOUNTS (7)
DC: MANITOUS (8) TINAMOUS (8)
OT: MAINTOPS (Dinos) (8) TAMPIONS (8) OPUNTIAS (8) UTOPIANS (8) PANTOUMS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: C R E A P T I P N

C1: PAINTER (7)
C2: PAINTER (7)
DC: PERIAPT (7) PICRATE (7)
OT: CANTRIP (7) CAPRINE (7) CERTAIN (7) TACRINE (7) CRAPPIE (7) EPICARP (7) NAPPIER (7) PERTAIN (7) REPAINT (7) PARETIC (7) PICANTE (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 15)

Round 3: T L D T O E I M F

C1: MOTTLED (7)
C2: FLITTED (7)
OT: OMITTED (7)
Score: 14–21 (max 22)

Round 4: N S L E A I S C R

C1: RACINESS (8)
C2: SAILS (5)
DC: CARLINES (8) RAINLESS (8)
OT: CLASSIER (8) LACINESS (8) SANICLES (8)
Score: 22–21 (max 30)

Round 5: 100, 3, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 703.

C1: 703. (8 - 1) x 100 + 3 (10)
C2: 703. (8 - 1) x 100 + 3 (10)
Score: 32–31 (max 40)

Teatime teaser: DADSHERE -> REDHEADS

Round 6: D H E O D E Z C D

C1: DECODED (7)
C2: DECODED (7)
Score: 39–38 (max 47)

Round 7: H D S R O I O N A

C1: RADIOS (6)
C2: ORISON (6)
DC: INDOORS (7)
OT: HADRONS (7) HAIRDOS (7) HOODIAS (7) SINDOOR (7) SORDINO (7) INROADS (7) ORDAINS (7) NARDOOS (7)
Regretably, HARDONS is hyphenated. I'd have liked to have seen the challenger come up with that.
Score: 45–44 (max 54)

Round 8: W N T E A S T U E

C1: ATTUNES (7)
C2: ASTUTE (6)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: TAUTENS (7) NEATEST (7)
Score: 52–44 (max 61)

Round 9: G F R U A E Y O S

C1: FORAGES (7)
C2: SUGARY (6)
OT: EGOSURF (7)
Score: 59–44 (max 68)

Round 10: 100, 75, 6, 9, 2, 1. Target: 250.

C1: 250. 2 x 75 + 100 (10)
C2: 250. 2 x 75 + 100 (10)
Score: 69–54 (max 78)

Teatime teaser: CULTPERM -> PLECTRUM

Round 11: G L M J I A E S R

C1: JAILERS (7)
C2: REALISM (7)
DC: REGALISM (8)
Score: 76–61 (max 86)

Round 12: R O M O S N A G L

C1: MANORS (6)
C2: MAROONS (7)
OT: SONOGRAM (Dinos, again) (8)
Score: 76–68 (max 94)

Round 13: V B P T I A I U D

C1: TIBIA (5)
C2: VAPID (5)
DC: AUDIT (5) DAVIT (5)
Score: 81–73 (max 99)

Round 14: 50, 75, 1, 8, 5, 1. Target: 574.

C1: 580.
C2: 574. (8 - 1) x 75 + 50 - 1 (10)
Score: 81–83 (max 109)

Round 15: S H E S F I L L Y

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SELFISHLY which is correct.
Score: 81–93 (max 119)


(First of two recaps while standing in for Adam.)




Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=59

[Charlie Reams]

Round 12: R O M O S N A G L

C1: MANORS (6)
C2: MAROONS (7)
OT: SONOGRAM (Dinos, again) (8)
Score: 76–68 (max 94)

Damn SONOGRAM ruined my perfect game And probably a few other people's I imagine, given the flatness of today's selections.

[David O'Donnell]

Round 12: R O M O S N A G L

C1: MANORS (6)
C2: MAROONS (7)
OT: SONOGRAM (Dinos, again) (8)
Score: 76–68 (max 94)

Damn SONOGRAM ruined my perfect game And probably a few other people's I imagine, given the flatness of today's selections.

Ditto, was sure I had scored one too.

[Jason Larsen]

I'm sad that Denise lost this game, but happy that Ian won it!

I must say, I have never seen a contestant as nervous as Ian ever on Countdown. It looked like he was going to talk and correct something Des had said about him, but he was telling the truth after all. To tell the rest of you the truth, I hope Kate stays on Countdown after this series, because she is a very prolific writer as well as a nice lady.

However, I am equally glad that Ian won because he came out of his "shell." That's one of the ways to win Countdown, to come out of your "shell."

[Damian E]

......unless of course you happen to be a hermit crab.

[Jason Larsen]

You're funny, Damian!

That was to say I had nothing against Ian, hence I thought about what I was going to say before I said it!

A good piece of advice to remember when wanting to speak is to remember that it's not what you say, but how you say it.

[Jon Corby]

A good piece of advice to remember when wanting to speak is to remember that it's not what you say, but how you say it.

I think you're undervaluing "what" here. Sure, "how" can be important, but you're completely disregarding the importance of "what", which is wrong. But it does explain a lot.

[Jason Larsen]

I haven't forgotten the First Amendment, freedom of speech!

[Dinos Sfyris]

The 5th is a nice one as well

[Jason Larsen]

No, Dinos!

I am not that mean!

[Dinos Sfyris]

I'm just saying they're all there for a reason.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[Jason Larsen]

We don't even think about raising the Union Jack!

[DaveC]

I'm not sure what the typical figure is, but I believe that our communications with someone stood in front of us, a surprisingly small amount of what we communicate is through our words.

Intonation, rising and lowering tones (like French people raise the tone at the end of a sentence to indicate a question, is that right?) our tone of voice overall, proximity, what we do with our arms, eyes and all that.

This probably explains why with text alone we sometimes struggle to not cause offence.

I have noticed that for a really important topic I might want to meet in person, or at least use the phone rather than texting and E-mailing, but didn't know why. Probably because seeing the person allows us to communicate better.

In recent games the women folk have certainly done themselves proud, all power to them I say.

DC

[Jason Larsen]

Dave, Ian Fearon is one of those special contestants on Countdown. That's why I made two posts about him.

And that's brilliant about the difference between online and real-life communication!

If you want, I can send you a link that explains why I have so much trouble communicating with some of you. Let me know if you'd like me to send it to you!

[Kirk Bevins]

Dave, Ian Fearon is one of those special contestants on Countdown. That's why I made two posts about him.

And that's brilliant about the difference between online and real-life communication!

If you want, I can send you a link that explains why I have so much trouble communicating with some of you. Let me know if you'd like me to send it to you!

OK, please.

[DaveC]

If you want, I can send you a link that explains why I have so much trouble communicating with some of you. Let me know if you'd like me to send it to you!

If there's one thing the human condition offers to even the most casual of observers it's variety. It is, I think more worthy a pursuit to consider a persons abilities and positives than to be at all concerned with any perceived inadequacies, which can more often than not be quietly ignored or quickly pushed past... this applies not only to other people, but also ourselves.

Dave C

[Jason Larsen]

Ok, Dave. I'll take that as a negative then!

Also, happy belated birthday to you!

[DaveC]

Hmm,

The human condition is endlessly interesting in all it's various shapes sizes and guises. You wanna post a link, post a link and I should certainly take a look behind it. Communication breakdowns and such are common amongst everyone, if we realise this we should be able to make them easier to deal with. Given this it is safe to conclude that any condition that complicates matters is probably not quite as extreme as it might appear.

Being interested or not interested is not the same thing as generally desiring that our various inadequacies are given as little importance as possible.

Ah yes, Birthdays. They are very healthy things. Research has indicated that people who have the most birthdays tend to live the longest.

DC

[Debbi Flack]

Hmm,

Ah yes, Birthdays. They are very healthy things. Research has indicated that people who have the most birthdays tend to live the longest.

DC

Wow! It is amazing what you can find out with a little research!!

[Phil Reynolds]

A shame no one remembered to mention that today was National Countdown Day - if I'd only joined this forum a couple of months earlier I certainly would have done.

For those who don't recall, NCD was declared on this date in 2003 by Richard Digance. This year has the first NCD since then; and the next one won't be until 2014. The reason? NCD only occurs in years when the 17th of September is a Wednesday - because WEDNESDAY is the only day of the week whose name has 9 letters; and SEPTEMBER is the only month of the year whose name has 9 letters; and SEVENTEEN is the only cardinal number representing a day of the month whose name is a non-hyphenated word of 9 letters.

Roll on 2014 (anyone taking bets on whether Countdown will still be on air by then?)!

[Dinos Sfyris]

I vaguely remember this. He did a little poem or something. You could also have TWENTIETH as a 9 letter ordinal. Would also make a nice conundrum (WHITETENT)

ps Long Live Countdown

[Phil Reynolds]

You could also have TWENTIETH as a 9 letter ordinal.

Or FIFTEENTH, or SIXTEENTH. Nothing unique about them. The extraordinary thing about WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN is that, of all the possible weekdays, months and non-hyphenated cardinals, each of those is uniquely 9 letters.

[Charlie Reams]

You could also have TWENTIETH as a 9 letter ordinal.

Or FIFTEENTH, or SIXTEENTH. Nothing unique about them. The extraordinary thing about WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN is that, of all the possible weekdays, months and non-hyphenated cardinals, each of those is uniquely 9 letters.

16 September falls on a Wednesday next year.

[Phil Reynolds]

16 September falls on a Wednesday next year.

One of us is missing the point somewhere - I'm fairly sure it's you...

[JimBentley]

A shame no one remembered to mention that today was National Countdown Day - if I'd only joined this forum a couple of months earlier I certainly would have done.

For those who don't recall, NCD was declared on this date in 2003 by Richard Digance. This year has the first NCD since then; and the next one won't be until 2014. The reason? NCD only occurs in years when the 17th of September is a Wednesday - because WEDNESDAY is the only day of the week whose name has 9 letters; and SEPTEMBER is the only month of the year whose name has 9 letters; and SEVENTEEN is the only cardinal number representing a day of the month whose name is a non-hyphenated word of 9 letters.

I remember it (I should do, cos I was on the very show that The Digance suggested it) but completely forgot about it on the day itself. Anyway, it clashes with the feast day of Saint Hildegard of Bingen and I know which takes priority in my house!





The Countdown one, obviously

[Charlie Reams]

16 September falls on a Wednesday next year.

One of us is missing the point somewhere - I'm fairly sure it's you...

Just re-read your post and realised you were talking about cardinals only, although that seems a bit odd because I'm pretty sure I've never heard anyone call it "Seventeen September".